African equity market

Egypt Equity Market | 25 Aug 2015 : Egyptian equities witness the bull, EGX30 2.75% higher

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Bull returned to Egyptian Exchange today and the market capitalization ended at EGP 424.8 billion after soaring EGP 4.0 billion (US$513 billion); relative to EGP 420.8 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 surged by 2.75 percent or 182.89 points to end 6,836.95 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 climbed by 1.99 percent or 22.88 points to settle at 1,173.74 points. EGX70, which measures small and mid-cap index, added 1.90 percent or 6.94…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 25 Aug 2015: Bear persist on the BRVM bourse, investor marginally lose US$6 million

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Tuesday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 297.01 to 296.73 points, a drop of 0.09 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.05 percent to 294.80 against 294.94 points previously. The equity market capitalization fell by XOF 4 billion (about US$6 million) to close at XOF 7,274 billion relative to previous trading…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 25 Aug 2015 : Mauritius equities end in red again, market cap US$43 million lower

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Stock Exchange of Mauritius continued on the downward path. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 216.442 billion after sagging by MUR 1.5 billion (US$43 million) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 217.954 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) fell by 0.69 percent or 13.57 points to close at 1,943.60 points and SEM10 index ended at 370.77 points after plunging by 0.88 percent or 3.27…

Ghana Equity Markets | 24 Aug 2015: Equity trading on the Ghanaian Stock Exchange ends bullish … financial index drops 0.46%..

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Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- On Monday, the Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) ended in positive mood. The market capitalization added GHS 236 million to close at GHS 63,652 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 63,421 million recorded at the previous trading session. The benchmark composite index soared by 5.44 points or 0.25 percent to close the day at 2,169.66 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -4.04 percent. On the contrary, the financial Index declined by 9.93 points or 0.46…

Botswana Equity Watch | 24 Aug 2015: Botswana equity markets show signs of life, DCI up 7.00 bps, LASI up 0.03bps, FCI down….

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Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The BSE Equity Markets showed signs of life as the DCI, LASI and DFSI recorded upward changes with the FCI going the other way in todays trading The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) was up by 7.00 points to close at 11041.59 points rising by 0.06 percent from its previous close of 11,035.41 points. Likewise, the Local Asset Sector Index (LASI) recorded a slight change after the days trading closing at 800.09 up 0.03 points from its previous close…

South Africa Equity Market | 24 Aug 2015: Johannesburg Stock Exchange ends lower …. JSE All share 2.85% down

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Monday the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) followed the global equity markets down trend to end lower, with falls across the main sector indices except gold miners index. JSE All Share closed 2.85 percent or 1,397.17 points lower to end at 47,631.19 points and the JSE Top 40 index sagged by 1,255.32 points or 2.89 percent to end at 42,149.24 points. The JSE Financial sector index crashed by 2.49…

Egypt Equity Market | 24 Aug 2015 : Egyptian Exchange extends down trends, EGX30 touches 20 months low

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian Exchange extended its bearish at end of today’s trading session. The market capitalization ended at EGP 420.8 billion after sagging by EGP 7.8 billion (US$1 billion); relative to EGP 428.6 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 crashed by 1.92 percent or 130.03 points to end 6,654 points, extending its southward movement to reach lowest level since December 2013. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 sagged by 4.45 percent or 53.65…

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